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Marble 19c Victorian Eastlake vanity dresser #1290729

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Marble 19c Victorian Eastlake vanity dresser #1290729
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Antique 19th century Victorian Eastlake dressing vanity dresser table made of walnut and burled cherry woods c.1860, with its original mirror, porcelain and brass pulls and casters. There is normal wear to the mirror, otherwise the pieces in very good to excellent condition, measuring 84 inches tall, 43 inches wide and 18 inches deep and would make an amazing addition to any fine American furniture interior collection or household. ****NOTE Email for larger and additional images. <P>

BACKGROUND: In the last half of the 19th Century, a reform movement spread through the United States. It changed the way many people thought about style and health in the home. People had filled their homes with large pieces of carved furniture, thick upholstery, and heavy draperies that collected dust and germs and kept out healthful air and light. The new simpler style began with an idea by a man who was an architect and arts writer, not a furniture maker. Charles Eastlake, an Englishman, wrote the book Hints on Household Taste in Furniture, Upholstery, and Other Details. <P>

He thought the objects in people's homes should be attractive and well made by workers who took pride in their handwork or machine work. As the book became popular in the United States, furniture manufacturers took ideas and designs from the book and made what was named Eastlake Style furniture.
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Charles Locke Eastlake was the English architect and writer who popularized William Morris' notions of decorative arts in the ...
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#: FN_197</td>
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<tr><td>Condition:See Dec.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:19th Century</td></tr>






<tr><td>Title:Marble 19c Victorian Eastlake vanity dresser</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:Long Island, NY</td></tr>
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